One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 689 · 40 questions

Word tip (Many words → one word): Read every part of the phrase: who or what, and what is special about it. Think of word endings that help: -ible / -able (can be done), -ist (a person), -ary / -ium (a place), -vore (an eater). Check that the word matches the whole phrase, not just part of it.

1. 1.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) traitor
2. 2.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) novel (b) atlas (c) biography (d) autobiography
3. 3.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) fleet (d) crew
4. 4.One word for: a person who travels in a bus or train (a) driver (b) passenger (c) pedestrian (d) pilot
5. 5.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) novel (b) atlas (c) dictionary (d) diary
6. 6.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) illegal (d) innocent
7. 7.One word for: a sound too soft to be heard (a) illegible (b) invisible (c) inaudible (d) inedible
8. 8.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) cyclist (b) pedestrian (c) driver (d) passenger
9. 9.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) granary (b) aviary (c) library (d) museum
10. 10.One word for: the study of the earth and its countries (a) history (b) geography (c) biology (d) astronomy
11. 11.One word for: a person who visits places for pleasure (a) pilot (b) patriot (c) tourist (d) traitor
12. 12.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) millennium (b) fortnight (c) century (d) decade
13. 13.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) prefixes (b) antonyms (c) homophones (d) synonyms
14. 14.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
15. 15.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) apiary (d) granary
16. 16.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) cashier (b) tailor (c) florist (d) dentist
17. 17.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) volunteer (c) employee (d) tourist
18. 18.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) sleepwalker (d) pedestrian
19. 19.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) ambidextrous (c) talkative (d) illiterate
20. 20.One word for: a person who is new to a job or skill (a) owner (b) veteran (c) expert (d) beginner
21. 21.One word for: people who watch a match (a) pedestrians (b) passengers (c) patients (d) spectators
22. 22.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) library (b) aviary (c) granary (d) orchard
23. 23.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) literate (b) talkative (c) silent (d) bilingual
24. 24.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) audible
25. 25.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) surgeon (b) visitor (c) nurse (d) patient
26. 26.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) optimist (c) polyglot (d) miser
27. 27.One word for: a word that means the same as another word (a) homophone (b) synonym (c) prefix (d) antonym
28. 28.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) geography (c) biology (d) history
29. 29.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) invisible (c) illiterate (d) illegible
30. 30.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) fortnight (b) century (c) decade (d) semester
31. 31.One word for: a place where money is kept safely (a) museum (b) bank (c) mint (d) library
32. 32.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) vegetarian (d) carnivore
33. 33.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) aviary (b) orphanage (c) library (d) hospital
34. 34.One word for: happening once every year (a) daily (b) monthly (c) annual (d) weekly
35. 35.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) amateur (b) expert (c) novice (d) beginner
36. 36.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) cobbler (d) plumber
37. 37.One word for: fit to be eaten (a) visible (b) edible (c) fragile (d) audible
38. 38.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) biography (d) atlas
39. 39.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
40. 40.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) geologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) biologist

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